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Aunt Nellie

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Group portrait of Helen Farnsworth Mears posing with her nephews Stuart Fargo, center, and Frank Fargo Jr. They are reading a book together. Mears is wearing a dark blouse with a bow at her neck.

Date Created:
1913

Publication Information

Date Created 1913

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 9 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917
Call Number PH 5039.42

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0141J4
Legacy ID
WHi 125764

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Photographs
Aunt Nellie

Aunt Nellie

1913

Group portrait, with Stuart, center, and Frank B. Fargo Jr. posing with their "Aunt Nellie," Helen Farnsworth Mears. The boys are wearing jackets and neckties; Mears is wearing a dark patterned blo...

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Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children

Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children

1914

Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. She is wearing a striped dress with long ja...

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Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1903

An informal head and shoulders portrait of Helen Farnsworth Mears (1872-1916), left, and her sisters Louise Morilla Mears Fargo (1866-1925), center, and Mary M. Mears (1870-1943). The photograph is...

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Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children

Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children

1900

Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, seated in front of a folding screen, holding her grandson Frank Barber Fargo, age six months, on her lap. Stuart Fargo, age three years, is smiling at the camera. He is ...

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Fargo Family at Lake

Fargo Family at Lake

1889

A family posing in an open carriage pulled by a matched team of horses on the shore of Rock Lake near Lake Mills. A handwritten caption identifies the family members as "Grandma [Elizabeth Farnswor...

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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears

Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears

1905

A seated, full-length portrait in profile of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907), early Wisconsin poet and author whose work was published under the pen name Nellie Wildwood. She is wearing a lo...

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